Society & Policy

Scientists have introduced genes into the American chestnut from wheat that help disarm the fungus that killed almost all three billion of the trees in the eastern U.S. David Biello reports

Astronomer Alan Smale spends his days at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center exploring celestial objects, but he's also the author of Clash of Eagles, an alternate-history novel in which a Roman Legion invades North America

Stuxnet was just the beginning, as malware becomes the new nuclear option

We should seek to reduce bias, not balance it out

A lifelike, if stilted, robot makes her debut at a Japanese department store, while a smaller bot is ready to answer questions at a local bank

The account used the hashtag #texasattack before violence erupted Sunday

Controversy swirls around a bold proposal for a bigger, better—and expensive—replacement for NASA’s premier space telescope

U.S. health officials are now recommending people avoid contact with the semen of Ebola survivors after a woman in Liberia contracted Ebola through sexual intercourse with a survivor of the disease

A geologist working at the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development in Kathmandu talks about the aftermath of the magnitude 7.8 event near that city

The extremely successful global healthcare program sets malaria eradication goals in some countries

A report predicts fighter jocks may not need speedy, agile jet fighters because they could rely on long-range sensors, smart missiles and swarms of smart robotic machines to attack from afar

In June, Professor Mildred Dresselhaus will formally receive the 2015 IEEE Medal of Honor for her leadership and contributions across many fields of science and engineering. She is the first woman to receive the organisation’s highest honor since its inception in 1917.